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sanguine thinks he will hardly survive another seizure like the last. | sanguine thinks he will hardly survive another seizure like the last. | ||
I have not seen poor M.<sup>r</sup> Wright lately I called a few days ago & he was out, but I shall call again before I go. his Sister tells me he was (as I knew he would be) greatly affected by the death of M.<sup>rs</sup> Beridge. She & her husband spent a few days with M<sup>rs</sup> Twigge just before Tom’s visit to me when at h<u>er</u> E<u>ntrea</u>ty he undertook to copy a portrait of D.<sup>r</sup> Len from a miniature of Meyers. [sic] he had not painted of many months & was so timid that M<sup>.rs</sup> Beridge with difficulty persuaded him to take charge of the picture which he requested should be left with M.<sup>rs</sup> Twigge. No says M.<sup>rs</sup> B you may feel disposed to paint & think it too great an effort to send to my Sister’s for it. She was right He finished it on a s<u>udde</u>n. I think (& M.<sup>r</sup> French s<u>ays</u>) it is the best portrait he ever painted – but M.<sup>rs</sup> B after a residence at Buxton died at Stalling [Stubbing?] just as the picture arrived in Lincolnshire. In the midst of my f<u>irst</u> sorrow for M.<sup>rs</sup> B I thought of poor M.<sup>r</sup> | I have not seen poor M.<sup>r</sup> Wright lately I called a few days ago & he was out, but I shall call again before I go. his Sister tells me he was (as I knew he would be) greatly affected by the death of M.<sup>rs</sup> Beridge. She & her husband spent a few days with M<sup>rs</sup> Twigge just before Tom’s visit to me when at h<u>er</u> E<u>ntrea</u>ty he undertook to copy a portrait of D.<sup>r</sup> Len from a miniature of Meyers. [sic] he had not painted of many months & was so timid that M<sup>.rs</sup> Beridge with difficulty persuaded him to take charge of the picture which he requested should be left with M.<sup>rs</sup> Twigge. No says M.<sup>rs</sup> B you may feel disposed to paint & think it too great an effort to send to my Sister’s for it. She was right He finished it on a s<u>udde</u>n. I think (& M.<sup>r</sup> French s<u>ays</u>) it is the best portrait he ever painted – but M.<sup>rs</sup> B after a residence at Buxton died at Stalling [Stubbing?] just as the picture arrived in Lincolnshire. In the midst of my f<u>irst</u> sorrow for M.<sup>rs</sup> B I thought of poor M.<sup>r</sup> | ||
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sanguine thinks he will hardly survive another seizure like the last.
I have not seen poor M.r Wright lately I called a few days ago & he was out, but I shall call again before I go. his Sister tells me he was (as I knew he would be) greatly affected by the death of M.rs Beridge. She & her husband spent a few days with Mrs Twigge just before Tom’s visit to me when at her Entreaty he undertook to copy a portrait of D.r Len from a miniature of Meyers. [sic] he had not painted of many months & was so timid that M.rs Beridge with difficulty persuaded him to take charge of the picture which he requested should be left with M.rs Twigge. No says M.rs B you may feel disposed to paint & think it too great an effort to send to my Sister’s for it. She was right He finished it on a sudden. I think (& M.r French says) it is the best portrait he ever painted – but M.rs B after a residence at Buxton died at Stalling [Stubbing?] just as the picture arrived in Lincolnshire. In the midst of my first sorrow for M.rs B I thought of poor M.r